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Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 2d

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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 "Intrigue, suspense, great story line and I very much appreciate the sweet romance..."

Follow me to the Scottish Highlands in times of rebellion, upheaval, and adventure!
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Elizabeth St.John 📚💙📜Author and Historian @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social · 2d

🌟NEW BOOK RELEASE🌟
Enjoy an excerpt from a powerful new historical fiction novel set during Italy's medieval plague years.
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The Blackest Time | Powerful Medieval Italian Historical Fiction by Ken Tentarelli - Elizabeth St.John

The Blackest Time by Ken Tentarelli Set in the 1300s during the devastating black plague, The Blackest Time is a powerful tale of compassion, love, and the human spirit’s ability to endure immense adv...

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Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 12h

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I'm thrilled to share my review of

🛡️Shield of Mercia by MJ Porter!🛡️

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 2h

❀༻ Books Worth Reading ༺❀
Read with #KindleUnlimited

✦ * . * The Blackest Time
(A Novel of Florence During the Black Plague)
By Ken Tentarelli * . * ✦

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#HistoricalFiction #BooksWorthReading #MustRead 💙📚
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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 2h

❀༻ Books Worth Reading ༺❀
Read with #KindleUnlimited

✦ * . * Then Came The Summer Snow
By Trisha T. Pritikin * . * ✦

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#HistoricalFiction #BooksWorthReading #MustRead 💙📚
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Mary @marysbookcase.bsky.social · 1h

Join The Coffee Pot Book Club on tour with: Then Came The Summer Snow by Trisha T. Pritikin.

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#TrishaPritikin #HistoricalFiction #Downwinders #AtomicJustice #AtomicDystopia #AtomicFeminist #1950s #BlogTour @cathiedunn.bsky.social

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 21h

I'm thrilled to share my review of

🛡️Shield of Mercia by MJ Porter!🛡️

If you enjoy riveting medieval intrigues, feuds, and Viking attacks, it's well worth checking out!

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#HistoricalFiction #Mercia #RecommendedReading
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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed this novel. 🥰

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Left on the Shelf Book Blog @leftontheshelf1.bsky.social · 2d

On the blog today is my stop on the blog tour for The Blackest Time by #author Ken Tanterelli and I have a book review.

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The Blackest Time by Ken Tentarelli - #bookreview #blogtour

Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome to Day 7 of our blog tour for

༻*·The Blackest Time·*༺
by Ken Tentarelli!

Check out our tour stops today, sharing fascinating historical background articles and a fabulous new review!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Medieval #Florence #Plague

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome to Day 6 of our blog tour for

༻*·The Blackest Time·*༺
by Ken Tentarelli!

Check out today's fabulous tour stops, sharing intriguing excerpts from this compelling story!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Medieval #Florence #Plague #TheCoffeePotBookClub

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 2d

Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek:

✨The Du Lac Chronicles by Mary Anne Yarde✨

Discover a compelling, fast-paced adventure full of intrigues, plots and sweet romance!

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#HistoricalFantasy #HistoricalRomance
@maryanneyarde.bsky.social

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 3d

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 "Intrigue, suspense, great story line and I very much appreciate the sweet romance..."

Thank you! 🥰

Follow me to the Scottish Highlands in times of rebellion, upheaval, and adventure!

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#historical #ScottishRomance #KU

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 3d

Book your Passage to the Past – and discover fabulous novels that take you on a riveting, unforgettable reading journey back in time!

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#HistoricalFiction #BooksWorthReading #RecommendedReading

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 3d

#PlotTober While ‘Bloodbath & Beyond’ seems to have more than one MC, it’s really Freya’s coming-of-age book. If you’ve read The Ten Worlds books, you’ll get to find out how Freya grew to become *waves in Freya’s general direction* that. /1

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 4d

#PlotTober Day 5: Main character ideas

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

5. How many main characters would suit your WIP? What are your initial ideas for them? What are some inspirations for them that you can draw on from existing media you enjoy?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 3d

Coming soon on #blogtour with The Coffee Pot Book Club:

🪻Annie's Secret by Marcia Clayton🪻

Discover the new book in the much-loved Hartford Manor Series, as a long-kept secret is revealed!

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#HistoricalFiction #Devon
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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 5d

#NewRelease!

Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from her enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
$4.99
#Free #KU!
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The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)

Amazon.com: The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8) eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design Studio, Betibup33: Kindle Store

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 5d

❀༻ Book of the Day ༺❀
#BookReview - 5 STARS
Read with #KindleUnlimited 💙📚

✦ * . * The Blood Tattoos
By Jana Petken * . * ✦

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#HistoricalFiction #bookoftheday #WW2

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Elizabeth St.John 📚💙📜Author and Historian @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social · 5d

Featured on my blog with a #BookReview today, a terrific #CoffeePotBookClub #NewRelease:
Tailored Truths by @nansjar23.bsky.social
#GreatHistoricalFiction #Victorian
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Tailored Truths | Emotionally Gripping Scottish Historical Fiction by Nancy Jardine - Elizabeth St.John

Tailored Truths by Nancy Jardine An engrossing Victorian Scotland Saga (Silver Sampler Series Book 2) Is self-supporting success enough for Margaret Law or will her future also include an adoring husb...

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 5d

And we're extending a warm, autumnal 🍃THANK YOU🍃 to all the fabulous tour hosts who joined us on our literary journey to Brontë Yorkshire.

Check them out! 🥰📚

#HistoricalFiction #TheCoffeePotBookClub

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome to the final day of our blog tour for

༻*·The Man in the Stone Cottage·*༺
by Stephanie Cowell!

Check out our last stops, sharing an interesting history article and intriguing excerpt!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Brontë #Yorkshire #WomenInHistory

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome to Day 3 of our blog tour for

༻*·Tailored Truths·*༺
by Nancy Jardine!

Check out our latest stops, with a fab author interview, great article, enticing excerpts & brilliant reviews!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #ScottishSaga
@nansjar23.bsky.social

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome to Day 5 of our blog tour for

༻*·The Blackest Time·*༺
by Ken Tentarelli!

Check out our tour stops today, with fascinating articles about Gino, the protagonist, and treatment of plague victims!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Medieval #Florence #Plague

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 6d

Coming soon on #blogtour with The Coffee Pot Book Club:

✨Outback Odyssey by Paul Rushworth-Brown✨

Discover a riveting 1950s adventure that takes you to the heart of the Australian outback!

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#AustralianHistoricalFiction #SelfDiscovery

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 6d

Welcome to Day 2 of our blog tour for

༻*·Then Came the Summer Snow·*༺
by Trisha Pritikin!

Check out today's tour stops, all shining bright book spotlights on this moving, eye-opening story!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Downwinders #AtomicJustice

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